Defined Contribution

Fears compulsory workplace schemes might burden members with charges that are too high are "exaggerated", a senior actuary says.

B&CE is to launch a new brand to extend its pension provision to the wider market in November.

Few companies are considering levelling down defined contribution arrangements for auto-enrolment, Aon Hewitt says.

The Emap Flexiplan defined contribution pension scheme has completed its complex wind-up within 18 months.

Almost half of defined contribution members are unsure if they opted for the default fund when they last reviewed their pension, Baring Asset Management research reveals.

Standard Life has revealed it is working with the National Employment Savings Trust to integrate the scheme into its proposition to clients ahead of auto-enrolment.

Islamic pension funds could move from being a "hygiene factor" to a mainstream option as auto-enrolment changes the pensions landscape, HSBC Global Asset Management argues.

Professional Pensions is set to publish its annual Guide to Consultants at the end of this month.

UK - The use of transition management within the defined contribution is set to grow as the move away from defined benefit provision continues, delegates at the Global Pensions Transition Management Forum heard.

DCisions and Friends Life have developed the Friends Life Workplace Savings Index to track the investment behaviour of more than 700,000 of its consumers.